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Post by atlantaboy on Apr 7, 2009 19:36:53 GMT -5
Really hopin this does well but it really kinda burns on me after repeated listens...IMO Chad's lyrics seem so much more simple on this CD compared to previous CDs
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Post by mcbrearty on Apr 8, 2009 7:27:14 GMT -5
Really hopin this does well but it really kinda burns on me after repeated listens...IMO Chad's lyrics seem so much more simple on this CD compared to previous CDs Compared to say "Far Away" or "If Everyone Cared". I think this song especially is far superior lyrically.
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Post by atlantaboy on Apr 8, 2009 11:22:35 GMT -5
^Actually think the verses of both Far Away and If Everyone Cared (maybe not the choruses lol) were lyrically better than most songs off this CD...IMO only really good lyric in this one is first line "My best friend gave me the best advice..." and it just kinda gest repetitive from there - it's a decent song - just havin trouble seein it in power rotation guess cause he repeats the theme so much Still hopin I'm wrong though
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Post by mcbrearty on Apr 8, 2009 14:24:50 GMT -5
...IMO only really good lyric in this one is first line "My best friend gave me the best advice..." and it just kinda gest repetitive from there - it's a decent song - just havin trouble seein it in power rotation guess cause he repeats the theme so much Still hopin I'm wrong though Well I respect your thoughts in it , but i think theres lots of great lyrics in this. My fave few lines are "Would you make your mark by mending a broken heart?, You know it's never too late to shoot for the stars, Regardless of who you are" I think those lines are as Chad put them "very motivational and very positive".
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Post by Justin. on Apr 8, 2009 14:32:11 GMT -5
Wednesday Update:
52 46 NICKELBACK If Today Was Your La... 628 416 212 2.279
+28 Spins +10 Bullet +0.081 AI
OK update today... hopefully better tomorrow :)
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Post by picklerclarkson on Apr 8, 2009 15:02:36 GMT -5
I really like this song. Hope it does good for them!
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Post by Flashing Lights on Apr 8, 2009 15:09:43 GMT -5
The label waited too long between the releases of "Gotta Be Somebody" and "If Today Was Your Last Day". Hopefully, it won't affect the track that much.
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Post by atlantaboy on Apr 8, 2009 15:45:13 GMT -5
The label waited too long between the releases of "Gotta Be Somebody" and "If Today Was Your Last Day". Hopefully, it won't affect the track that much. Yeah think that was cause GBS just dropped outta the Top 5 on Hot AC...and it's still played pretty heavily on Adult-leaning CHRs Seems like Nickelback's one of those bands IMO where you don't play two songs of theirs at the same time...
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Post by madonnaisgod on Apr 10, 2009 9:48:39 GMT -5
a fine choice for the next single!
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Post by Justin. on Apr 10, 2009 22:29:09 GMT -5
Friday Update:
51 44 NICKELBACK If Today Was Your La... 728 462 266 2.737
+45 Spins +23 Bullet +0.213 AI
:)
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Post by Juanca on Apr 10, 2009 23:08:51 GMT -5
Nice song, indeed! First time ever that I like 2 Nb songs in a row Hope this can actually manage a Top10 peak, which I thought GBS deserved. Good luck
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Post by Cody on Apr 10, 2009 23:21:18 GMT -5
Nice song, indeed! First time ever that I like 2 Nb songs in a row Hope this can actually manage a Top10 peak, which I thought GBS deserved. Good luck You didnt like How You Remind Me and Too Bad :o? Almost everyone who likes Nickelback at all likes those 2
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Post by aTunes on Apr 10, 2009 23:29:26 GMT -5
I love Too Bad, it's a shame they never make songs like that anymore (even though I love most of what they still do make).
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Post by mcbrearty on Apr 11, 2009 7:37:58 GMT -5
I love Too Bad, it's a shame they never make songs like that anymore (even though I love most of what they still do make). "Just To Get High" is kinda like "Too Bad" I think.
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Post by cdlifer on Apr 11, 2009 8:09:47 GMT -5
Friday Update: 51 44 NICKELBACK If Today Was Your La... 728 462 266 2.737 +45 Spins +23 Bullet +0.213 AI :)
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Post by Cody on Apr 11, 2009 8:23:05 GMT -5
I love Too Bad, it's a shame they never make songs like that anymore (even though I love most of what they still do make). "Just To Get High" is kinda like "Too Bad" I think. I find that too, they are very similar actually :o
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Post by Juanca on Apr 11, 2009 21:10:55 GMT -5
Nice song, indeed! First time ever that I like 2 Nb songs in a row Hope this can actually manage a Top10 peak, which I thought GBS deserved. Good luck You didnt like How You Remind Me and Too Bad :o? Almost everyone who likes Nickelback at all likes those 2 Well, in my case, I belong to the group of people who almost HATE Nickelback. So, I thought HYRM was overhyped (good, but not #1 Song of the Year). I barely recall knowing of Too Bad, since it flopped. Now that I hear it again, I thought it was an okay song (seems like the lyrics are more interesting than the way the song sounds, but I'm tired now to look up the lyrics, and I've been mostly listening to pop/rock in Spanish, so don't want to break the flow ;) ). In the case of this album, this would be the first time I can actually have mp3s from them in my laptop. I don't have any Nb song as of now...
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Post by blurple on Apr 11, 2009 21:30:52 GMT -5
It's a bit funny/ironic that almost everyone here at Pulse LOVED GBS (especially considering that NB is not a very uhm loved band here) but it didn't do so well. And their songs that got hate (like Rockstar) did better than GBS LOL.
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Post by mcbrearty on Apr 12, 2009 6:31:16 GMT -5
It's a bit funny/ironic that almost everyone here at Pulse LOVED GBS (especially considering that NB is not a very uhm loved band here) but it didn't do so well. And their songs that got hate (like Rockstar) did better than GBS LOL. GBS was more positive and upbeat compared to other Nickelback singles, newer fans were made im sure. Im still not sure why it did'nt become one their biggest hits. Still not sure how ITWYLD is gonna do.
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Post by aTunes on Apr 12, 2009 6:52:19 GMT -5
Well to be fair, GBS spent an unusually long amount of time in the top 20 on CHR for a song that never went top ten. 16 out of it's 20 weeks were in the top 20, and most of those between #13-#15. So it kinda seems to me like it was a fairly big hit, even though # wise it could never get that high. It just had a different kind of run than most CHR hits. Instead of going top 5 and peaking with around 8k spins then falling off faster, it stayed around the 4k-5k spin mark for nearly 4 months. And it was huge on HAC of course.
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Post by mcbrearty on Apr 12, 2009 9:39:55 GMT -5
Well to be fair, GBS spent an unusually long amount of time in the top 20 on CHR for a song that never went top ten. 16 out of it's 20 weeks were in the top 20, and most of those between #13-#15. So it kinda seems to me like it was a fairly big hit, even though # wise it could never get that high. It just had a different kind of run than most CHR hits. Instead of going top 5 and peaking with around 8k spins then falling off faster, it stayed around the 4k-5k spin mark for nearly 4 months. And it was huge on HAC of course. Good point.
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Post by Justin. on Apr 12, 2009 12:24:10 GMT -5
Sunday's Update:
48 45 NICKELBACK If Today Was Your La... 806 529 277 3.064
+40 Spins +6 Bullet +0.15 AI
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Post by atlantaboy on Apr 13, 2009 10:04:14 GMT -5
Well to be fair, GBS spent an unusually long amount of time in the top 20 on CHR for a song that never went top ten. 16 out of it's 20 weeks were in the top 20, and most of those between #13-#15. So it kinda seems to me like it was a fairly big hit, even though # wise it could never get that high. It just had a different kind of run than most CHR hits. Yeah IMO it's run was pretty significant cause it basically split the panel, doin really well on adult-leaning CHRs and not so well on teen-leaning CHRs (which kinda explains its long run in the Top 20 but not Top 10)...just kinda worried cause once a band gets into that adult-leaning CHR and Hot AC setup it becomes IMO really hard to break that mold, and future hits have chart runs with similar patterns (i. e. Lifehouse's chart runs from their latest CD, almost all John Mayer's chart runs, and Goo Goo Dolls' chart runs starting with Black Balloon)
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Post by Justin. on Apr 16, 2009 1:20:23 GMT -5
Wednesday Update:
46 43 NICKELBACK If Today Was Your La... 919 628 291 3.636
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Slowly, and Steadily gaining. :)
I'm thinking I'd Come For You as the next pop single?
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Post by atlantaboy on Apr 16, 2009 17:12:44 GMT -5
^Wow if this thing has already gone for adds Nickelback is in trouble IMO on CHR...weird cause it's rocketing up HAC chart big time - def. seems like a Lifehouse/Goo Goo Dolls type split between CHR and HAC
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Post by Au$tin on Apr 16, 2009 17:46:34 GMT -5
Heard it for the first time on radio yesterday. It sounds good on the radio.
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Post by Justin. on Apr 17, 2009 13:05:54 GMT -5
Friday Update:
44 41 NICKELBACK If Today Was Your La... 977 728 249 4.000
+46 Spins +1 Bullet +0.256 AI
Positive update today! :) Almost Top 40!!!
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Post by ClevelandRox on Apr 17, 2009 13:09:12 GMT -5
The label waited too long between the releases of "Gotta Be Somebody" and "If Today Was Your Last Day". Hopefully, it won't affect the track that much. Exactly what I was just thinking. I mean I know they were going back and forth on what the second pop single should be, but this was way too long. It is Nickelback though and this is a really great song, hopefully it won't matter.
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Post by Justin. on Apr 17, 2009 20:41:45 GMT -5
Entered the itunes top 100 @ #100!!
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Post by Dvorak on Apr 19, 2009 17:01:13 GMT -5
April 19, 2009
Dear "If Today Was You Last Day",
Welcome to the Top 40!
Sincerely,
The Rest of Songs in the Top 40
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